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Reflection pool and colonnade of the Christian Science Center in Boston, MA
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Gemma
Copyright ©Maria Gemma June, 2015
Image taken at the Christian Science Plaza in Boston, MA. The grounds along side the building are adorned by gardens, a fountain and a stunning 670 foot long reflecting pool.
The reflecting pool, designed by the firm of renowned architect I.M. Pei, is so large that the curvature of the Earth had to be taken into account to keep water from spilling over the sides.
The fountain design includes a cast-iron gate with 2-inch opening that allows 180 water jets to shoot directly out of the ground.
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Boston Harbor, Rowes Wharf
In 1666 a protective battery called the "Sconce", or the "South Battery", was built at the foot of Fort Hill in the area now known as Rowes Wharf. In peacetime, the Battery had a company assigned to it in case of invasion, but had only one gunner. During the 1740s, the Battery was extended into the harbor and was defended by thirty-five guns. In 1764, John Rowe bought the land and built the first Rowes Wharf, which extended a short distance into Boston Harbor, and in 1765 Foster's Wharf was built on the site of the old Battery.
Foster's Wharf was originally called "Apthorp's Wharf". Charles Apthorp, being a staunch Tory, backed the losing side in the American Revolution, and it was his confiscated land and wharf that merchant William Foster bought for 6,266 pounds, 12 shillings in May 1782. Rowes Wharf, however, has carried its original builder's name since its inception. For the next 150 years or so, commercial shipping continued to be a main user of the area.
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This sculpture of sorts hangs outside the Rockland Brewery building located in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. The brewery itself was active from 1894 to 1902 and has housed a number of different businesses since.
The still functioning Signal Tower A of the old Boston and Maine Railroad built in the 1920's, still controls the Bascule Drawbridge carrying Amtrak and the MBTA's Commuter Rail trains over the Charles River from Cambridge into Boston's North End. Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
La Torre de Señal A del antiguo ferrocarril de Boston y Maine, de los 1920's aún controla el puente levadizo basculante que transporta los trenes de Amtrak y MBTA sobre el rÃo Charles desde Cambridge hacia el Norte de Boston. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos.
The Rockland Brewery building is located in the Boston neighborhood of Roxbury. The brewery itself was active from 1894 to 1902 and has housed a number of different businesses since. Today it is partially occupied with artist lofts and some small businesses.
A small street, almost an alley, running between St. James and Boylston Streets in Boston's Back Bay. These are the back sides of the more prestigious buildings and businesses that line those streets.
The Rockland Brewery was active from 1884 to 1902, its flagship product being Elmo Ale. Located in the Boston (MA) neighborhood of Roxbury, it later became Trimount Tool Co. Today it is partially occupied with artist lofts and some small businesses. The ghost sign near the top of the building still tells of its origins.
Boston (pronounced Listeni/ˈbɒstən/) is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. Boston also served as the historic county seat of Suffolk County until Massachusetts disbanded county government in 1999. The city proper covers 48 square miles (124 km2) with an estimated population of 655,884 in 2014, making it the largest city in New England and the 24th largest city in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.7 million people and the tenth-largest metropolitan statistical area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuting region is home to 8.1 million people, making it the sixth-largest combined statistical area in the United States.
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Almost hidden on a side street that seems more like an alleyway, this bookshop thrives on selling antiquities of reading.
The municipality was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution, such as the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, the Battle of Bunker Hill and the Siege of Boston. Upon American independence from Britain, the municipality continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub, as well as a center for culture and education. Through land reclamation and municipal annexation, Boston has expanded beyond its original boundaries. The municipality's history attracts many tourists, with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year. Boston is the site of the first public school in the U.S., Boston Latin School, and the first rapid transit system, the Tremont Street Subway.
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Old brick building in the Port Norfolk section of Dorchester (MA). Appears to still be in use, probably by the City of Boston.
Another view of the vintage sewing machine displays in Allsaints Spitalfields storefront with some cross processing...
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2000 Boston Marathon, Brookline, Massachusetts. Waiting for the first runners to arrive. It was cold that year (it's always held in April). The Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon.
Scanned from film that is in really bad shape! And converted to b/w
US Flag at the JFK Presidential Library & Museum in Boston MA. Been organizing and 'cleaning up' old photo files and stumbled upon this one I took several years ago.